TECH TAKEDOWN: Judge rules on whether Google will go to court for allegedly spying on you
"found that many Google services on Android devices and iPhones store your location data even if you've used a privacy setting that says it will prevent Google from doing so."
When he first filed the suit in May 2020, the attorney general said that "Google surreptitiously collects locations information through other settings such as Web & App Activity and uses that information to sell ads," arguing that the company's disclosures at the time "misled users into believing that setting had nothing to do with tracking user location."
Google thumbnails including Google Apps like Gmail, Maps, YouTube, Drive, Hangouts, etc. as seen on a phone screen.Google had attempted to have the suit thrown out, arguing that the state had failed to show that the company's policies violated Arizona's consumer fraud law and pointing out that it has since clarified its privacy disclosures to customers.
In his ruling, Judge Timothy Thomason acknowledged that the state's "contention that Google's alleged deception is in connection with the sale or advertising of merchandise is, at times, somewhat strained," and partially granted Google's request for summary judgment "as to the state's theory that the sale of ad placements to their parties is connected to a consumer sale." The judge denied Google's motion to toss the case in all other respects.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - OCTOBER 28: Google headquarters is seen in Mountain View, California, United States on October 28, 2021.
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